Schloss Rothestein, Neo-Gothic castle in Bad Sooden-Allendorf, Germany

Schloss Rothestein is a neo-Gothic building of yellow stone on the Schlossberg above the Werra loop near Kleinvach, about 308 m above sea level. A tall, dark, steeply pitched conical roof rises from a crenellated parapet; turret-like corners carry small stone pinnacles. The upper level has two recessed arched windows with tracery, and a pointed-arch niche below holds a colourful coat of arms.

The foundation stone was laid on 13 August 1891 by Adolf Ludwig von und zu Gilsa, intendant of the Kassel court theatre, to plans by architect Georg Kegel, on the site of a vanished medieval castle, probably the Osterburg. Work progressed slowly and was largely finished by 1894. In 1897 the estate passed to Baron Ludwig (Louis) von Knoop, born in Manchester in 1863, who completed the building in 1900 and added an annex in 1911; it served him as a hunting lodge.

The name Rothestein comes from the red sandstone of the Gobert ridge. From 2009 a café opened in the castle, and its terrace looks over the Werra valley toward the Hohen Meißner. In 2023 the band Electric Callboy filmed its cover video of "Everytime We Touch" here, and Exit Eden shot "Femme Fatale" on the site.

Schloss Rothestein stands about 3.25 km southeast of Bad Sooden-Allendorf on the Schlossberg, roughly 308 m above sea level and some 150 m above the Werra loop below Kleinvach. The approach is by road; owner Theo Becker invested in the access road. The grounds were long closed to visitors, opened around 2009 with a café, and are to be made accessible again under the owner since 2021.

The name Rothestein comes from the red sandstone of the Gobert ridge, not from the building itself. In 2023 the castle served as a film set twice: the band Electric Callboy shot the video for their cover of "Everytime We Touch" here, and Exit Eden filmed "Femme Fatale" on the grounds.